Continuity and change in fine-ware production in the eastern Maya lowlands during the Classic to Postclassic transition (ad 800–1250)

Ting, Carmen

doi:10.1007/s12520-017-0506-5

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“…2018), as well as with increasing numbers of studies investigating diachronic changes in ceramic production in other parts of the world (D'Ercole et al . 2017; Ting 2017). These studies should lead to more nuanced understandings of the complex relationship between ceramic form, production and social organisation in early China and beyond.…”

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“…This study builds on a growing corpus of data from around the world, which demonstrates the importance of examining production techniques and communities of practice when exploring connections between shifts in ceramic style and social change. Studies by D'Ercole et al (2017) and Ting (2017) show that knowledge of underlying production techniques and paste recipes allows for a nuanced examination of the impact of external influences or shifts in social organisation on pottery style and production. These case studies, along with the work presented here, should encourage researchers to consider more carefully exactly what changes in ceramic form and decoration reflect-particularly in cases where such changes are not mirrored by underlying shifts in production practices.…”

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A petrographic analysis of clay recipes in Late Neolithic north-western China: continuity and change

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A petrographic analysis of clay recipes in Late Neolithic north-western China: continuity and change

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“…Farther south, quartz is a component of the sediments deposited by younger alluvium associated with the Maya Mountains (see sources in Howie 2012: 60-8). Given that many of the ceramics found at Marco Gonzalez are tempered with quartz sand--or are made of non-local clays with naturally occurring quartz (Teal 1984;Ting 2013), the presence of quartz is likely to be the result of the weathering of anthropogenic materials such as the pottery, although quartz as an additive may have been used in other materials, such as floors, ovens, or daub. Phosphate enrichment of surface soils is possibly complicated both by the amount of relict bone from midden activity and decomposition of so many inhumations.…”

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The Marco Gonzalez Maya site, Ambergris Caye, Belize: Assessing the impact of human activities by examining diachronic processes at the local scale

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Macphail

Turner

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Quaternary International

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Research at the Maya archaeological site of Marco Gonzalez on Ambergris Caye in Belize is socio-ecological because human activities have been a factor in the formation and fluctuation of the local marine and terrestrial environments over time. The site is one of many on Belize's coast and cayes that exhibit anomalous vegetation and dark-coloured soils. These soils, although sought for cultivation, are not typical 'Amazonian Dark Earths' but instead are distinctive to the weathering of carbonate-rich anthropogenic deposits. We tentatively term these location-specific soils as Maya Dark Earths. Our research seeks to quantify the role of human activities in long-term environmental change and to develop strategies, specifically Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), that can be applied to environmental impact modelling today. AbstractResearch at the Maya archaeological site of Marco Gonzalez on Ambergris Caye in Belize is socio-ecological because human activities have been a factor in the formation and fluctuation of the local marine and terrestrial environments over time. The site is one of many on Belize's coast and cayes that exhibit anomalous vegetation and dark-coloured soils. These soils, although sought for cultivation, are not typical ‗Amazonian Dark Earths' but instead are distinctive to the weathering of carbonate-rich anthropogenic deposits. We tentatively term these location-specific soils as Maya Dark Earths. Our research seeks to quantify the role of human activities in long-term environmental change and to develop strategies, specifically Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), that can be applied to environmental impact modelling today.

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“…Yet, judging from the correlation among the bulk chemical composition, petrographic characteristics, and the site of recovery as illustrated in Section 4.1.2, we postulate that the vases in Subgroup A were produced at multiple locations, presumably local to the sites where they were recovered. An exception to this hypothesis is the vases of Marco Gonzalez, which are most likely to have been imported from mainland Belize rather than locally manufactured, a proposal that would accord with the site's function as a trading depot (Graham and Pendergast, 1989;Ting, 2013). In addition, at least to date no clay resources have been located on Ambergris Caye (King et al, 1992: 188e189).…”

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The production and exchange of moulded-carved ceramics and the ‘Maya Collapse’

Ting

Martinón‐Torres

Graham

et al. 2015

Journal of Archaeological Science

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a b s t r a c tThis paper examines the production and exchange of a particular type of ceramic vase designated 'Ahk'utu' moulded-carved', by using thin-section petrography, INAA, and SEM-EDS. These vases were produced and circulated in the eastern Maya lowlands during a transitional period known as 'Terminal Classic', ca. A.D. 800e950. Significant changes, generally referred to as the Classic Maya Collapse, occurred in the socio-political order in the Maya lowlands at this time, although the pace and events leading to such changes remain poorly understood. By studying a selection of 62 Ahk'utu' mouldedcarved vases from various sites across Belize, we seek to offer a new perspective on the nature of this important transitional period. Our findings reveal that two main ceramic traditions e one employing calcite and the other volcanic ash temper e are represented by the vases. These traditions guided the selection of raw materials, surface finish, and firing methods. Vases of the calcite tradition were mostly used at or around the sites where they were produced, whereas those of the volcanic ash tradition appear to have been circulated over a wider region. The co-existence of multiple production groups and distribution spheres of the Ahk'utu' vases, along with their style and decoration, is interpreted as indicating a proliferation of an ascending social segment and greater flexibility and fluidity in how the social hierarchy and political structure were maintained in the eastern Maya lowlands from the 9 th century and onwards.

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Continuity and change in fine-ware production in the eastern Maya lowlands during the Classic to Postclassic transition (ad 800–1250)

Cited by 14 publications

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A petrographic analysis of clay recipes in Late Neolithic north-western China: continuity and change

A petrographic analysis of clay recipes in Late Neolithic north-western China: continuity and change

The Marco Gonzalez Maya site, Ambergris Caye, Belize: Assessing the impact of human activities by examining diachronic processes at the local scale

The production and exchange of moulded-carved ceramics and the ‘Maya Collapse’

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